Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more
4/21/2022
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Contract ,
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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Derivative Suit ,
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False Statements ,
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KPMG ,
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Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Omissions ,
PCAOB ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sanctions ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Short-Swing Trading
Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit Concerning Lack of Board Diversity; California Federal Court Dismisses Shareholder Class Action Against Sorrento Therapeutics Regarding COVID-19 Treatment; Delaware...more
12/23/2021
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Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Suit ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Violations ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity ,
False Statements ,
Investment Fraud ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
As is often the case in times of crisis, fraudsters will see opportunities to commit crimes. DOJ, state and local law enforcement are all paying increased attention to potential fraud activity during the COVID-19 pandemic,...more